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TJaden files grievance over Chief Librarian selection Former Michigan librarian appointed despite University policy emphasizing continuity BY SIMREN DESAI
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UV has learned that the University of Toronto Faculty Association (UTFA) is representing Ted Tjaden, the Bora Laskin Law Library's current Coordinator of Information Services, in a grievance be has filed witb the University of Toronto. Sources indicate that the grievance is over the. fairness of the Faculty of Law's selection of Beatrice Tice as the new Chief Law Librarian (CLL), over Tjaden and other candidates. When approached by UV for comment, . Tjaden simply stated that be was "disappointed with the Faculty's decision." However, when prompted for elaboration on the nature and basis of his grievance, he declined to comment, at the advice of lawyers at the UTFA. The Memorandum of Agreement between the University of Toronto and the University of Toronto Faculty Association sets out, in article 7, the process for the filing of grievances by faculty and librarians at the University. Sources indicate Tjaden has already exhausted the first step in the process, whereby the grievor first speaks First- and upper-year law students gathered on Toronto Islands as part of Orienation Week on September 11. orally to the "department Chair or equivalent," and the second step whereby the grievor, if unsatisfied with the department Chair's response, seeks a written decision on the matter by the dean of the Faculty. The outcome of step two is not public information; sources however, indicated that the Faculty declined a settlement offer made by Tjaden's lawyers. Beginning on September I, the appointment with him." BY BEN ARKIN He left a lasting legacy at the Faculty of Associate Dean Lome Sossin did not prowill continue until either a new President is vide any insight into the Faculty's rationale For Frank Iacobucci, Canadian society and appointed or until June, 2005. He replaces Law, appointing four new professors includin the second step, nor did he confirm the legal profession are works in progress. In Professor Robert J. Birgeneau, a renowned ing two women who would be only the secwhether the Faculty of Law is in negotiahis keynote address to students attending the physicist and native of Canada, who ond and third ever to serve as members of tions with UTFA lawyers representing Faculty of Law first year orientation, he resigned from the post to become President the faculty. And, according to Weinrib, he Tjaden. Sossin did not even explicitly initiated the movement towards erecting the stressed that great works, like the building of of the University ofCalifomia at Berkeley. new buildings that now house the law a cathedral or the improvement of the Interim President Iacobucci has strong PLEASE SEE "GRIEVANCE" PAGE 7 Canadian justice system, will only be ties to the University of Toronto. He was a library and main classrooms. Iacobucci's address to the first year class accomplished when the individuals involved member of the Faculty of Law from 1967 to make a contribution to a greater good. And 1985, Dean of Law from 1979 to 1983, and was marked hy humour. "Coming back to the University after 20 years reminds me of as he entreated students to fulfill this duty, he Vice President and Provost of the University made it clear that he had not yet finished ful- from 1983 to 1985. In all of those roles he Rip van Winkle," he said, "you will recall filling his own. was seen as a practical and capable adminis- that Rip went to sleep for 20 years. I went to • ANANCIAL AID P.3 Despite recently retiring at the age of 67 trator. "He saw what things were important Ottawa." But his core message was more from fifteen years of service as a justice of and he had a sense of humour," says serious. He cited such challenges as the • NEW FACULTY P.5 the Supreme Court of Canada, Iacobucci Professor Arnold Weinrib, who taught at the transformation of law into a business, dimin• ROMANOW TALK P.16 recently accepted an appointment as Interim Faculty during Iacobucci's tenure as Dean, • NOVELS BY lAWYERS P.22 President of the University of Toronto. "and nobody I know had problems working PlEASE SEE "IACOBUCCI" PAGE 2
Iacobucci named Interim President
Won't accept appointment as permanent President he says in exclusive interview
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